Carmen París & Nabyla Maan: Dos Medinas Blancas

Carmen París & Nabyla Maan: Dos Medinas Blancas

February 19, 2018

Rising to the Balcony Listening Post 138. If you had to choose one biography as a window to the splendor and diversity of Al-Andalus (Muslim Spain), a good choice might be the scientist-philosopher-musician-poet Ibn Bâjja. Though much of his work was lost, his...
Seydu: Sadaka

Seydu: Sadaka

June 14, 2017

Sing It Forward Listening Post 103. With his smooth and generous voice, Seydu is poignant in singing about the impact of war, incisive in warning of corruption, reverent about the beauty of African women and upbeat regarding the power of a smile. Such themes animate...